The Dream of Gerontius
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The Dream of Gerontius is a choral work by Edward Elgar that sets Cardinal John Henry Newman's poem about a soul's journey after death to deeply expressive, late-Romantic music.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | choral work ⓘ |
| authorOfText | John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "The Dream of Gerontius" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 38 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Birmingham Triennial Music Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Edward Elgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1900 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1899 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Rev. John Keble (in memoriam)? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gerontius
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Angel NERFINISHED ⓘ The Angel of the Agony NERFINISHED ⓘ The Priest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Novello & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
late-Romantic music
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| hasKeySection |
Prelude
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Proficiscere, anima Christiana NERFINISHED ⓘ The Soul's Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century British choral tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ |
| notableAria | "Sanctus fortis" ⓘ |
| notableChorus | "Praise to the Holiest in the height" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex choral writing
ⓘ
expressive orchestration ⓘ intense spiritual drama ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in concert form ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1900-10-03 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Birmingham, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalSoloVoice |
bass (The Priest / The Angel of the Agony)
ⓘ
mezzo-soprano (The Angel) NERFINISHED ⓘ tenor (Gerontius) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| requires |
large chorus
ⓘ
large orchestra ⓘ three principal soloists ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| structure | two parts ⓘ |
| subject | soul's journey after death ⓘ |
| textSourceAuthor | Cardinal John Henry Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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